{"id":220269,"date":"2026-01-06T09:20:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/06\/sorry-taylor-swift-fortnight-video-co-star-josh-charles-called-travis-kelce-a-d-k-for-a-very-relatable-reason-4\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T09:20:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T14:20:15","slug":"sorry-taylor-swift-fortnight-video-co-star-josh-charles-called-travis-kelce-a-d-k-for-a-very-relatable-reason-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2026\/01\/06\/sorry-taylor-swift-fortnight-video-co-star-josh-charles-called-travis-kelce-a-d-k-for-a-very-relatable-reason-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorry Taylor Swift, \u2018Fortnight\u2019 Video Co-Star Josh Charles Called Travis Kelce a \u2018D\u2013k\u2019 For a Very Relatable\u00a0Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tJosh Charles has no complaints about appearing alongside his former Dead Poets Society<\/em> co-star Ethan Hawke as mad scientists in the video for Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2018s 2024 single \u201cFortnight.\u201d Hell, after the clip won the video of the year prize at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, Charles got his a Moon Person for his role.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI got a Moon Man. It was pretty cool. The Video Music Awards, when I grew up, was the thing,\u201d Charles, 54, told Jimmy Fallon on Monday night\u2019s (Jan. 5) Tonight Show<\/em>. \u201cThe idea that that came just speaks to what an incredibly generous, awesome person Taylor Swift is.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNow, here\u2019s where things got a bit dicey.<\/p>\n

\n\tFallon asked Best Medicine<\/em> star Charles about rumors that he \u201cgot into a fight\u201d with Swift\u2019s fianc\u00e9, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, on the set of the video, a tale Hawke first shared last year on the Rich Eisen Show<\/a><\/em>. During that appearance, Hawke said that Baltimore Ravens superfan Charles would not leave Kelce alone about the Chiefs\u2019 heartbreaking 17-10 win over Baltimore in the 2024 AFC Championship game.<\/p>\n

\n\tSpecifically, Charles was worked up about a specific call he thought went the wrong way, with Hawke counseling his fellow actor to \u201clet it go,\u201d even as he praised Kelce being \u201csuper polite\u201d about the awkward interaction. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cA fight? No, he exaggerated this. It wasn\u2019t a fight,\u201d Charles assured Fallon. \u201cI\u2019ve always liked Travis Kelce. I just thought he was so cool. But that year they beat us in the AFC Championship game \u2014 they beat the Ravens \u2014 he was a real jerk that year. So I kind of fell off of him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDescribing the mood on set of the clip that also featured co-vocalist Post Malone, Charles said when he met Kelce he was blunt about his assessment of the sure-fire future football hall of famer, telling him, \u201c\u2018You know I always liked you and this year you were kind of a d\u2013k.’\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tFallon couldn\u2019t believe it, shocked that Charles would confront the three-time Super Bowl champ, and legendarily good guy baller, saying, \u201cYou said that to Travis Kelce? He\u2019s one of the most lovable people I know!\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tCharles was unbowed, saying, \u201cI did. I said, \u2018What was up with that?\u2019 And he laughed. He was like, \u2018You know what, you\u2019re right. I\u2019m gonna tell you why.\u201d The actor then said Kelce admitted that the Chiefs were \u201cmost worried about that game\u201d that year and they were determined to come out on top. \u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018I knew I had to come in with some swagger,\u2019 and he did,\u201d Charles said of Kelce. \u201cHe got one of our veterans to commit a personal foul. He got in our heads, and it worked for them, and they won the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn the end, Charles admitted that Kelce was \u201cactually great. We talked all different kinds of football\u2026 Such a good dude. I really like him a lot.\u201d And even though Charles now really likes Kelce the man, when it comes to the gridiron, the star said his feelings still run purple, black, gold and red. \u201cI\u2019ll root against him,\u201d Charles doubled-down of the football star who may have played his final game on Sunday, which the Chiefs lost in a 14-12 heartbreaker against the three-win Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd while Charles\u2019 beloved Ravens won\u2019t be making a Super Bowl run this year, he can take solace that Kelce will also be watching from home as the Chiefs will miss the playoffs for the first time in a decade this year after a dismal 6-11 season.<\/p>\n

\n\tWatch Charles on the Tonight Show<\/em> below.<\/p>\n

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